Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 19, 2000
Submitted
April 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N868UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45968
Part
Duct
Condition
Failed
Location
Acm Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

INSPECTION TYPE:N/A, AFTER LANDING GEAR HANDLE SELECTED UP, A LARGE BANG WAS HEARD WITH A FOUL SMELL THROUGHOUT THE COCKPIT, NO OTHER ABNORMAL INDICATIONS. EMERGENCY DECLARED WITH CENTER CONTROLLER. INSPECTED AIRCRAFT FOR DAMAGE CHECKED INLETS FOR FOD AND BIRDS. RAN PACKS AND CHECKED FOR LEAKS AND ODOR, NO SMELL NOTED. AIRCRAFT STILL NEED GEAR SWING. FOUND RIGHT DUCT BLOWN OFF AFT OF COALESCER ASSY. RE-ATTACHED DUCT, GEAR OPS CHECK NORMAL.

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